Books for Black History Month
February 8th, 2011 by Kidsmomo
Slavery. Sharecropping. Civil rights. Broken barriers. Marvelous music. Timeless tales. Emancipation, integration, and celebration. February is Black History Month — and what a long and storied history it is! Check out some of those stories in our Black History Month booklist (in no particular order):
Fiction:
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (Karen’s pick)
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The People Could Fly written by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon
- Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon
- Witness by Karen Hesse
- True North: A Novel of the Underground Railroad by Kathryn Lasky
- The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
- Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
- Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue by Julius Lester
- The Land by Mildred D. Taylor
- A Friendship For Today by Patricia C. McKissack
- Sounder by William H. Armstrong
- Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine
- Meet Addy (American Girl series) by Connie Porter
Nonfiction:
- Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling (Nancy’s pick)
- Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks
- Jackie’s Nine: Jackie Robinson’s Values to Live By by Sharon Robinson
- Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary by Walter Dean Myers
- Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
- Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison
- Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? by Bonnie Bader and Nancy Harrison
- Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman by Patricia C. McKissack
If you’ve read any of these, send in your book review. Or send in a review of your favorite book in honor of Black History Month.
UPDATE 2/22/11: We revealed the answer to our One Story, Multiple Narrators Mystery Book Theater in the “I Have a Dream” Podcast, so take a listen if you want to know the answer. Or just tune in if you want to hear our version of a weather report. No, really!
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